GERTIE
1995-96 season · AU199596_04U
History
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gertie originated as a tropical low in the Timor Sea on 16 December 1995, during the 1995–96 Australian cyclone season. The system tracked west-southwest as it gradually deepened, crossing into the Western Australia region on 17 December before being officially named Gertie on the afternoon of 18 December. The cyclone moved toward the south-southwest on 19 December, then slowed to near-stationary during the late afternoon and evening of that day.
Gertie subsequently turned southward and then southeastward, making landfall near Mandora Station on 20 December 1995. After crossing the coast, the system tracked to the northeast of Telfer, where it produced near gale-force winds and heavy rainfall before dissipating on 21 December. Overall, Gertie caused only minor damage, with no significant casualties or major destruction reported. The storm's relatively limited impact was characteristic of several cyclones during that season, where the sparse population of the affected coastal and inland regions of Western Australia helped contain the scale of any losses.
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (73 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-12-17 07:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 125.5 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 10:00:00 | 1 | -13.4, 125.1 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.5, 124.8 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 13:00:00 | 1 | -13.6, 124.7 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 16:00:00 | 1 | -13.8, 124.3 | 1000 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 18:00:00 | 1 | -14.0, 124.0 | 998 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 19:00:00 | 1 | -14.1, 123.9 | 998 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 1995-12-17 22:00:00 | 1 | -14.4, 123.3 | 998 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 00:00:00 | 1 | -14.6, 123.0 | 998 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 01:00:00 | 1 | -14.7, 122.8 | 998 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 04:00:00 | 1 | -15.0, 122.4 | 995 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 06:00:00 | 1 | -15.2, 122.2 | 991 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 07:00:00 | 1 | -15.3, 122.1 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 10:00:00 | 1 | -15.5, 121.8 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 12:00:00 | 1 | -15.6, 121.7 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 13:00:00 | 1 | -15.7, 121.6 | 985 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 16:00:00 | 1 | -16.0, 121.4 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 18:00:00 | 1 | -16.2, 121.3 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 19:00:00 | 1 | -16.3, 121.2 | 980 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1995-12-18 22:00:00 | 1 | -16.8, 120.9 | 975 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 00:00:00 | 1 | -17.2, 120.8 | 975 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 01:00:00 | 1 | -17.4, 120.7 | 975 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 04:00:00 | 1 | -17.9, 120.3 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 06:00:00 | 1 | -18.1, 120.0 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 07:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 119.8 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 10:00:00 | 1 | -18.2, 119.9 | 965 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 12:00:00 | 1 | -18.3, 120.0 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 13:00:00 | 1 | -18.4, 120.0 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 16:00:00 | 1 | -18.7, 120.0 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 18:00:00 | 1 | -19.0, 120.3 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 19:00:00 | 1 | -19.1, 120.4 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-19 22:00:00 | 1 | -19.4, 120.6 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 00:00:00 | 1 | -19.7, 120.8 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 01:00:00 | 3 | -19.8, 120.9 | 965 hPa | 39 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 04:00:00 | 2 | -20.1, 121.2 | 970 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 06:00:00 | 2 | -20.4, 121.3 | 970 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 07:00:00 | 2 | -20.5, 121.4 | 970 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 10:00:00 | 2 | -20.9, 121.9 | 975 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 12:00:00 | 2 | -21.2, 122.2 | 978 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 13:00:00 | 2 | -21.3, 122.4 | 980 hPa | 26 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 16:00:00 | 2 | -21.8, 122.9 | 985 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 18:00:00 | 2 | -22.1, 123.3 | 988 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 19:00:00 | 2 | -22.2, 123.5 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-20 22:00:00 | 2 | -22.6, 124.4 | 990 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 00:00:00 | 2 | -22.9, 124.9 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 01:00:00 | 2 | -23.1, 125.2 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 04:00:00 | 2 | -23.5, 126.3 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 06:00:00 | 2 | -23.8, 127.0 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 07:00:00 | 2 | -23.9, 127.3 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 10:00:00 | 2 | -24.4, 128.2 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 12:00:00 | 2 | -24.6, 128.9 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 13:00:00 | 2 | -24.7, 129.2 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 16:00:00 | 2 | -25.2, 130.2 | 990 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 18:00:00 | 2 | -25.6, 131.3 | 991 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 19:00:00 | 2 | -25.8, 131.8 | 992 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-21 22:00:00 | 2 | -26.3, 133.4 | 992 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-22 00:00:00 | 2 | -26.5, 134.3 | 993 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-22 01:00:00 | 2 | -26.6, 134.8 | 994 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-22 06:00:00 | 2 | -26.8, 137.4 | 994 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-22 12:00:00 | 2 | -27.0, 140.5 | 995 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-22 13:00:00 | 2 | -27.0, 141.0 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-22 18:00:00 | 2 | -26.2, 144.3 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-23 00:00:00 | 2 | -25.2, 148.3 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-23 01:00:00 | 2 | -25.0, 149.0 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-23 06:00:00 | 2 | -25.4, 151.1 | 995 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 1995-12-23 12:00:00 | 4 | -25.9, 153.6 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1995-12-23 13:00:00 | 1 | -26.0, 154.0 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1995-12-23 18:00:00 | 1 | -25.2, 155.3 | 992 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 1995-12-24 00:00:00 | 1 | -24.2, 156.8 | 990 hPa | 20 km/h |
| 1995-12-24 01:00:00 | 1 | -24.0, 157.0 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-24 06:00:00 | 1 | -23.6, 159.5 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-24 12:00:00 | 1 | -23.1, 162.5 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 1995-12-24 13:00:00 | 1 | -23.0, 163.0 | 990 hPa | 21 km/h |